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Bryan De La Cruz or Michael Busch

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Bryan De La Cruz

Bryan De La Cruz

LFMiami Marlins MIA
Michael Busch

Michael Busch

1BChicago Cubs CHC
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting De La Cruz over Busch

 
 
 
 
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Owners starting Busch over De La Cruz

 
 
 
 
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Performance Bryan De La Cruz
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.167133.2310.33306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.239489.3140.522012
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Michael Busch
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235016.4090.35316
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.231138.3180.436112
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Bryan De La Cruz
OWN
77%
+9.71 compared to last week
START
66%
+6.03 compared to last week
OWN/START Michael Busch
OWN
69%
-4.27 compared to last week
START
53%
-0.23 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Bryan De La Cruz
57th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Michael Busch
20th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Bryan De La Cruz

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: DH LF . However, he plays DH most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 57th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 20th.
  • The current leader among OF's is Kyle Tucker
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 318th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.279
  • Ranked 245th in batting average with 0.245
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 365th with 0.292
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 191st with 0.420
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 236th with 0.712
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 563rd with 2
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 105th in RBI with 60
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 139th in runs scored with 51
  • Top 75 in HRs and is currently ranked 71st with 19
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.002, OBP: -0.001, HRs: -10, RBI: -55, Runs: -36, Wlks: -28, Stls: -3,
Breakdown Michael Busch

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 20th among 1B's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 15th.
  • The current leader among 1B's is Josh Naylor
  • He is putting up slightly better numbers than the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 187th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.309
  • Ranked 320th in batting average with 0.231
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 331st with 0.298
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 128th with 0.450
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 181st with 0.748
  • Not very impressive in steals and is currently ranked 571st with 1
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 352nd in RBI with 23
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 299th in runs scored with 27
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.087, OBP: +0.076, HRs: +5, RBI: +13, Runs: +15, Wlks: +7, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Bryan De La Cruz

No Injury Reported

Injury Michael Busch

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Bryan De La Cruz
DateOpponentResult
May 13@DETAlex FaedoL 6-5
May 14@DETTanner ScottW 0-1
May 15@DETTrevor RogersW 0-2
May 17VS NYMChristian Scott
May 18VS NYMLuis Severino
May 19VS NYMSean Manaea
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.154133.1540.38503
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Michael Busch
DateOpponentResult
May 13@ATLRay KerrL 2-0
May 14@ATLChris SaleL 7-0
May 15@ATLJavier AssadW 1-7
May 16VS PITJared JonesL 4-5
May 17VS PITPaul Skenes
May 18VS PITBailey Falter
May 19VS PITMitch Keller
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.235016.4090.35316
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Bryan De La Cruz
14.02
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Michael Busch
13.23
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Bryan De La Cruz
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2021 MIA 56 57 5 17 18 1 17 .297 .355 .422 140
2022 MIA 108 75 12 35 36 3 18 .247 .288 .428 250
2023 MIA 158 151 19 61 79 4 41 .258 .305 .410 445
2024 MIA 45 46 9 25 24 1 13 .256 .304 .456 140
ON PACE 162 165 32 90 86 3 46 .256 .304 .456 504
3-YEAR AVG 107 94 12 38 44 3 25 .262 .309 .417 278
Career 367 329 45 138 157 9 89 .261 .309 .422
Career Michael Busch
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 LAD 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
2024 CHC 43 36 7 24 20 1 15 .254 .323 .472 115
ON PACE 154 129 25 86 72 3 54 .254 .323 .472 414
3-YEAR AVG 46 12 2 9 7 1 8 .167 .247 .292 66
Career 89 48 9 33 27 2 23 .224 .298 .411
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ARI vs DET 09:40 EDT EST Ryne Nelson
Tarik Skubal
ATL vs SD 07:20 EDT EST Max Fried
Matt Waldron
BAL vs SEA 07:05 EDT EST Cole Irvin
Bryce Miller
BOS @STL 08:15 EDT EST Brayan Bello
Kyle Gibson
CHC vs PIT 02:20 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Paul Skenes
CHW @NYY 07:05 EDT EST Mike Clevinger
Nestor Cortes
CIN @LAD 10:10 EDT EST Frankie Montas
James Paxton
CLE vs MIN 07:10 EDT EST Triston McKenzie
Simeon Woods Richardson
COL @SF 10:15 EDT EST Ryan Feltner
Kyle Harrison
HOU vs MIL 08:10 EDT EST Hunter Brown
Freddy Peralta
KC vs OAK 07:40 EDT EST Cole Ragans
LAA @TEX 08:05 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Andrew Heaney
MIA vs NYM 07:10 EDT EST Jesus Luzardo
Christian Scott
PHI vs WAS 06:40 EDT EST Zack Wheeler
Jake Irvin
TB @TOR 07:07 EDT EST Tyler Alexander
Chris Bassitt
Matchup Time
IND vs NY 8:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs FLA 7:00 PM EST
COL vs DAL 10:00 PM EST